Brochures are available in ISBA offices for the new series of trips during August, September and October that are endorsed by the ISBA Committee on Bar Services and Activities.
London in August
Three travel programs with prices at $1,199 or $1,129 per person, double occupancy, depending on hotel of choice. Dates are Aug. 3-11, Aug. 10-18, and Aug. 31-Sept. 8.
Prices include round-trip air transportation, seven nights of superior first class hotel accommodations, daily buffet breakfast, airport-hotel transfers and luggage service, and professional guides. The hotels are the Holiday Inn, Kensington Forum and Millennium Gloucester. Several optional tours will be offered.
Lucerne in September
The Swiss city is the destination of a single travel program from Sept. 14 to 22 that is available at $1,249 per person, double occupancy.
The price includes round-trip air transportation, seven nights of accommodations in a superior first class hotel, daily buffet breakfast, airport-hotel transfers and luggage service, and professional guides. Several optional tours will be offered.
Italy on October
Highlights of Italy will be offered from Oct. 4 to 12 at a price of $1,249 per person, double occupancy. The itinerary includes four nights in Chianciano (Tuscany), and three nights in Fiuggo, all in first class hotels.
The price also includes round-trip air transportation, daily buffet breakfast, airport-hotel transfers and luggage service, and professional guides. Several optional tours will be offered.
New dates set for 2003 trip to China
The time frame of ISBA President-elect Loren S. Golden's bar-sponsored travel program in China next year has been advanced one day. The new dates are June 25 to July 8, with departures available from both Chicago and St. Louis.
The tentative price of $2,749 per person, double occupancy, will include round-trip airfare via Northwest Airlines, superior first class hotel accommodations for seven nights, and a four-day cruise on the Yangtze River.
Among other features are regional air and surface transportation in China, comprehensive sightseeing in each city listed in the itinerary, three meals a day, transfer services and baggage handling, group visa fee, an experienced tour manager throughout China, and local English-speaking guides in each city.
The two-week trip includes two nights in Shanghai's Hua Ting Hotel, four days and five nights aboard the Victoria on a Yangtze River cruise, two nights in Xian's Grand New World Hotel, and three nights in Beijing's Harbour Plaza Hotel.
Complete details will be available from representatives of Global Holidays during the ISBA Annual Meeting this month at the Grand Geneva Resort. For more information or advance reservations, call (800) 842-9023.
ISBA experts pen content of IICLE practice manuals
Several current practice handbooks of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education contain chapters written by lawyers who serve in ISBA leadership positions. Call (800) 252-8062 for a complete list of publications and ordering information.
Recently released is the 2002 supplement to the 1997 edition of "Illinois Civil Appellate Practice: State and Federal," reflecting changes in rules governing appeals for Illinois courts, 7th Circuit federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Authors include ISBA President Tim Eaton of Ungaretti & Harris and William R. Quinlan of Quinlan & Carroll, a former member of the Board of Governors who served on the Special Committee on the Future of the Courts Conference.
Also in print is the 2002 edition of "Commercial and Professional Liability Insurance," which contains the work of several active ISBA members.
Ronald L. Ohren of Baker & McKenzie, newsletter co-editor for the Insurance Law Section Council, is co-author of the Introduction to Commercial and Professional Liability Insurance.
The chapter on Commercial Liability/ Occurrence Issues is by Gregory C. Ray of Craig & Craig, Mattoon, a member of the Special Committee on Appellate Practice.
Co-authors of the chapter on Duty to Defend are Jill B. Berkeley of Schiff, Hardin & Waite, past chair and newsletter editor of the Insurance Law Section Council, and Michael T. Reagan of Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, Ottawa, co-chair of the Special Committee on Appellate Practice.
Robert T. Park of Snyder, Schwarz, Park & Nelson, Rock Island wrote the chapter on Notice and Cooperation, and Michael M. Marick of Meckler, Bulger & Tilson, past chair of the Insurance Law Section Council, is one of the authors of the Excess Insurance chapter.
Another new IICLE handbook is "Real Estate Litigation: 2002 Edition," which contains the work of several members of the Real Estate Law Section Council.
Among them are past chair Steven B. Bashaw of Oak Brook and secretary Samuel H. Levine of Arnstein & Lehr, both of whom are associate newsletter editors. Bashaw's chapter is Residential Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure: Plaintiff-Lender's Case.
Levine, also an ISBA Assembly member, is co-author of Defense of Mortgage Foreclosures with Harold I. Levine of Arnstein & Lehr, who serves on the Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. Harold Levine also has contributed a new Primer on Defenses to Predatory Lending.
Other chapter by Real Estate Law Section Council members are Defending Farm Foreclosures, by Oak Park village attorney Jack H. Tibbetts, and Cooperative, Condominium and Homeowners' Association Litigation, by Jordan I. Shifrin of Kovitz, Shifrin & Waitzman, Buffalo Grove.
Other are Reformation, by Michelle R. Mosby-Scott of Allison & Mosby-Scott, Bloomington, member of the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board, and Suits to Quiet Title or Partition Interests in Real Estate, by Fred I. Feinstein of McDermott, Will & Emery, who serves on the Committee on Legislation.
Free online searches
Access www.IICLE.com for free searches by key word or phrase in more than 70 current practice handbooks of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
The new service can be opened by clicking on the link, Free Search of Chapter Outlines, and typing in the search word or phrase. A list of all IICLE books containing the word or phrase will appear for scanning by chapter and section title.
The web site also has links for ordering IICLE publications and subscribing to SmartBooks, a service that permits reading, copying or printing full texts of handbooks. One-week trials are always available.
Advising Entrepreneurs
Chicago attorney Marc J. Lane has published his 30th book, "Advising Entrepreneurs: Dynamic Strategies for Financial Growth (John Wiley & Sons).
Lane wrote the book to fill an apparent void in professional literature of comprehensive resources for advisers to successful entrepreneur-clients who present challenging financial opportunities or problems.
A 1971 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law, he has chaired committees of the ISBA Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council and the American Bar Association Section of Taxation.
A business and tax attorney, Lane is a master registered financial planner, a registered financial consultant, an adjunct professor of law the Northwestern University and an adjunct professor of business and the University of Illinois Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
"Advising Entrepreneurs" is available at bookstores or by calling (800) 225-5945. Lane may be reached at (312) 372-1040 or (800) 372- 1040.
Nothing But the Truth
Northwestern University Law Prof. Steven Lubet has written an analysis of the role of storytelling in trial advocacy titled "Nothing But the Truth" (New York University Press).
In the book, he demonstrates that the craft of lawyer storytelling is a legitimate technique for determining the truth and for providing the best defense for the client. Its three important purposes are to help establish a theory of the case, to develop the trial theme, and to provide a coherent story frame.
To illustrate his theories, Lubet summarizes six different trials, including the real ones of John Brown and Wyatt Earp and the fictional ones of Atticus Finch and Liberty Valance.
Chicago Bar sets June 20 luncheon
Jennifer T. Nijman of Winston & Strawn will succeed Terrence M. Burns as president of the Chicago Bar Association during a luncheon Thursday, June 20, at the Standard Club. Call Kathy McEnroe at (312) 554-2057.
Other incoming officers are Michael K. Demetrio and Joy V. Cunningham, vice presidents; Judge Jacqueline P. Cox, secretary, and Kevin P. Durkin, treasurer.
Mia P. Jiganti will be installed as chair of the CBA Young Lawyers Section on Tuesday, June 11, at a luncheon in Corboy Hall. Terence F. MacCarthy, director of the Federal Defender Program, will be keynote speaker. Call (312) 554-2032.
The CBA Law and Literature Committee will discuss "Tom Jones," by Henry Fielding, at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. Call Robert F. Blyth, (312) 583-9300.
Cook County Bar
Harriet Parker will become president of the Cook County Bar Association on Friday, June 21, during the 88th annual awards and installation banquet in the Sheraton Chicago Hotel. She succeeds Andre M. Grant.
The keynote speaker is Kwame M. Kilpatrick, mayor of Detroit and graduate of the Detroit College of Law. Call Denise Donald at (312) 630-1157 for reservations.
The Cook County Bar will hold a membership meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, June 7, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
DuPage County Bar
ISBA past president Ralph A. Gabric (see photo on page 9) will be keynote speaker for the annual installation dinner of the DuPage County Bar Association on Thursday, June 6, at the Wyndham Hotel, Lisle. He is also a past president of the DCBA. Call (630) 653-7779.
Incoming president is Donald J. Ramsell of Wheaton, a member of the ISBA Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council. He succeeds ISBA Assembly member James F. McCuskey.
DuPage Women Lawyers
The DuPage Association of Women Lawyers will begin its 20th anniversary year by swearing in Brenda M. Carroll, director of the DuPage Bar Legal Aid Service, on Wednesday, June 12, at the Hilton Hotel, Lisle (see photo above). Call (630) 221-0802.
Also being installed are Mary Jo Kelly, Cynthia Bronson and Kimberly Davis, vice presidents; Patricia Rummer, secretary, and Marty Swatek, treasurer.
Government Bar
Government Bar Association election results will be announced Friday, June 14, during a wine and cheese tasting reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Corkscrew Wine Emporium, Springfield. Call President Stephen H. Wilson, (217) 524-7833.
Hellenic Bar
Elections officers and directors of the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois will take place during a luncheon meeting Thursday, June 13, at the Chicago Bar Association. Call (312) 458-9420.
Hispanic Lawyers
Elizabeth Granados-Perez was elected May 21 to succeed Robert Muriel as president of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. She will be installed Tuesday, June 4, during a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Earl L. Neal & Associates, Chicago. Call Hillie Semprit at (312) 628-7042.
Illinois Trial Lawyers
Chicago attorney George J. Cullen will receive the Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association during its 30th annual dinner Friday, June 7, at the Oakbrook Hills Resort.
A former ITLA board member and chair of its Workers' Compensation Committee, Cullen has been active in legislative negotiations and hearings for many years. He is a charter member of the Workplace Injury Litigation Group and a past trustee of the Illinois Lawyers Political Action Committee (LAWPAC).
Robert J. Bingle of Corboy & Demetrio, Chicago, will be installed as ITLA president. Call (800) 252-8501 for reservations.
Kane County Bar
Elgin attorney John F. Early of Early, Collison, Tousey, Regan, Wlodek & Morrow will be installed Thursday, June 13, as president of the Kane County Bar Association during a dinner at the St. Charles Country Club. He succeeds Steven Andersson (see photo above). Call executive director Jan Wade at (630) 762-1915.
Lake County Bar
Associate Judge Diane Ward Winter of the 19th Circuit will be installed Friday, June 14, as president of the Lake County Bar Association, succeeding Wayne B. Flanigan. The dinner will take place in Audubon Hall at Independence Grove, Libertyville. Call (847) 244-3143.
Other incoming officers are Richard S. Kopsick and Bernard Wysocki, vice presidents; Raymond D. Collins Jr., treasurer, and Berle L. Schwartz, secretary.
Lesbian and Gay Bar
Mary Anderson, a Skadden Fellow and staff counsel at Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, is the new president of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago.